Wrist watch strap



April 2,1935. D. F. COWEN i 1,996,276

WRI ST WATCH STRAP Filed June 2, 19.34

INVENTOR David/T Cawen 7A/7m M,

'A TORNEY Patented Apr. 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WRIST WATCH STRAP David F. Cowen, New York, N. Y. Application June 2, 1934, Serial No. 728,668 s claims. (01.'2'24-4) This invention relates to wrist watch straps andv particularly to the type wherein a protecting member is interposed between the back of the watch and the wrist of the wearer.

My invention contemplates the provision of a two-section strap which is adapted for economical production in large quantities `and in which a watch protecting and wrist protecting member is so arranged as to provide a considerable range of adjustment to accommodate the differently spaced ears of different watches whereby the strap may be used with watches of different sizes without detracting from its protective function.

My invention further contemplates the provision of a strap in which a pair of relatively movable sections are provided, each section being formed with a pin-receiving loop through which the pin of a wrist watch may be passed, and one of the sections being formed with the watch and wrist protector as a part thereof.

My invention further contemplates the provision of strap-holding and watch-holding loops in the strap so arranged and secured as to adequately perform their functions while effecting considerable savings in material and labor, and providing a substantially smooth back on the strap not likely to cause undue pressure on the wrist of the wearer.

The various objects of my invention will be clear from the description which follows, and from thev drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved strap as it appears in its operative position securing a watch to the wrist of the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a foreshortened elevational view of the strap, part of one of the loopsbeing broken away to show the underlying stitching, and the watch being shown in dash-dot lines.

' Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal section of the same taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the left section of the strap as viewed in Figs. 2 and 3, showing an alternate arrangement of the loop for holding said left section in place.

In the practical embodiment of my inventionlayer I3 to the inner layer I 4. Intermediate its ends, a portion of the outer layer I3 is doubled back on itself to form the watch-pin-receiving loop I5 through which the usual removable pin I6 of the watch I 1 may be passed to secure the section III to the watch. A transverse line of stitching I8 serves to define the limits of the loop I 5 on one side thereof, while a similar transverse line of stitching I9 denes the limit of the loop I 5 on the other side. It will be understood, however, that the line of stitching I9 may be dispensed with, by severing the layer I3 just beyond the left edge of the loop I5 as at 20 and tucking the thus severed end of the loop in between the layers I3 and I4 whereupon the stitching I8 alone will secure the parts in place in a manner which will now be obvious, being similar to and suciently illustrated by the structure of the loop 26 of the strap section II, to which further reference will be made hereinafter.

I prefer, however, to continue the layer I3 integrally past the loop I5 and there to widen the section I0 to form the outer part of the protecting member or portion 2|. At the extreme left 'end of the member 2|, the layers I3 and I4 are slightly separated sufficiently to receive the inner half 22 of the separate band loop 23 therebetween.

Said loop half 22 is secured in place between the layers by suitable stitching as 24, While the outer Y half of the band loop 23 remains spaced outwardly of the member 2l a suicient distance to permit the insertion thereintoof thestrap section I I.

As shown in Fig. 4, however, for the loop 23 maybe substituted a similar loop 25, the inner half 44 of which is secured to overlie the inner face of the inner layer I4 by suitable stitching. In any case, the loop 25 or 23 serves to hold the strap section II on to the member 2l with the pin-holding loop 26 of said section in position adjustably to engage the pin 21 of the watch.

Said loop 26 is made at the right end of the outer layer 28 of the section Il by doubling back on itself the end portion 29 of said layer andinserting said end portion, after it has been skived or bevelled, betweenthe layer 28 and the skived end 30 of the inner layer 3 I. The transverse line of stitching 32 serves to secure together the parts 28, 29 and 3l while the longitudinal stitching similar to the stitching I2 secures the edges of. the layers 28 and 3| together.

Suitable means are provided for detachably and adjustably securingthe respective free ends of the sections III and II together to hold the strap on the wrist. Said means may take various forms, but as illustrated, a series of suitable perforations 34 are made in the left end part 35 of the section II for the reception of the tongue 36 of a. buckle 31 which is secured to the right end 38 of the section I0. The usual transverse tongue-carrying pin or cross-bar of the buckle passes through the end loop 39 of the section I0. Said loop 39 is formed by skiving the right end portion of the layer I3, doubling said end' portion back on itself, inserting it between the layers I3 and I4 and securing it in place by the transverse stitching 40, in the manner which has been fully described in connection with the loop 26 and the modified form of the loop I5 and hence which requires no detailed illustration.

A pair of separate band loops 4I and 42 are provided on the section I0 for holding the free end 35 of the section I I in place after the passage thereof through the buckle. The inner half of the loop 4I is secured between the layers I3 and I 4 in the same manner as the loop 23 is secured, but the loop 42 encompasses said layers and is free to slide to an adjusted position on the section I0, or may be omitted if desired.

It will be noted that the right end of the section II is preferably ared or widened to a width slightly greater than the normal of the loop 26, before said loop has been stretched by the passage therethrough of the section I I, so as to prevent its easy passage through said loop and thereby to prevent the section II from. accidentally being pulled through said loop before the section has been attached to the watch pin 21.

Said ared or widened portion, however, is preferably provided with substantially parallel edges so that the section I I may be adjusted longitudinally to a considerable extent relatively to the loop 23 and thereby adapt the strap for use in connection with watches in which the distances between the pins I6 and 21 may vary. The left end part of the section I0 may be similarly ared or widened for purposes of symmetry if desired.

To secure the watch and strap together, the pins I6 and 21 of the watch are passed through the respective loops I5 and 26, and the strap tensioned to move the sections I0 and II apart so far as the watch pins permit such movement. The member 2I protects the back of the watch from contact with the wrist, a substantially smooth surface being provided on the strap by the inner layers I4 and 3I.

It will be seen that I have provided a strap designed to perform its protective and holding functions adequately and effectively, involving the use of minimum amounts of material, adapted to be economically and rapidly manufactured and well designed to meet the requirements of practical use. While I have shown and described certain specific embodiments of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, but intend to claim my invention as broadly asis permitted by the state of the prior art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a wrist watch strap, a first section comprising an inner and an outer layer of material, a watch-pin-receiving loop bent from the end of the outer layer and having the end thereof inserted between said layers and stitched thereto, a second section comprising an inner and 'an outer layer of'material, a watch-pin-receiving loop bent from the outer layer intermediate its ends, a band loop on the end of said second section adjacent the watch-pin-receiving loop of the rst section, the inner part of said loop being inserted between the inner and outer layers of the second section and stitched thereto, a watch protecting portion on the second section between the band loop and the pin-receiving loop, the first section being adapted to be passed through the band loop to arrange the watch-pinreceiving loop of the first section inwardly of the band loop, and cooperating fastening means on said sections.

2. In a wrist watch strap, a rst section terminating in a watch-pin-receving loop, a second section provided with a watch-pin-receiving loop intermediate its ends, a fastening element at one end of said second section, that portion of saidsecond section between said loop and the other end of said second section being ,widened to forma watch protecting member, a band loop on said other end of the second section adapted to have the rst section passed therethrough with the watch-pin-receiving loop of the iirst section arranged inwardly of said band loop whereby said first section is adjustable in the band loop relatively to the second section.

3. In a wrist-watch strap, a pair of relatively movable sections, cooperating fastening means on the respective free ends of said sections, means at the other ends of said sections for movably connecting said sections including a band loop, each of said sections comprising an inner and an outer layer of material, a loop bent integrally from the material intermediate the ends of the outer layer of one of said sections, a loop bent integrally from the end of the outer layer of the other section, the end of said last-mentioned loop being skived and inserted between said layers, stitching passing through the layers of said other section and through the skived end and securing the loop in place, and a widened watchprotecting portion on and integral with said one of said sections.

4. In a wrist-watch strap, a first section comprising an inner and an outer layer of material and a loop on said section bent from the outer layer and having the end thereof inserted between said layers and stitched thereto, a simllar second section having an inner and an outer layer, a widened portion at those ends of the layers of the second section adjacent the loop of the rst section, a loop on the second section D intermediate its ends, said sections being connectable by a wrist watch having a pair of pins each passed through one of the loops and arranged outwardly of the widened portion.

5. In a wrist-watch strap, a first section including an inner and an outer layer of material, a watch-pin-receiving loop bent from the outer layer and having its end inserted between said layers and stitched thereto, a second section comprising an inner and an outer layer of material, a watch-pin-receiving loop bent integrally from the outer layer intermediate its ends, stitching passing through said layers and securing the loop in position, means for slidably connecting said sections at the adjacent ends thereof to arrange said loops in watch-pin-receiving position, a widened watch-protecting member on and integral with said second section between the loops, said loops being each adapted to receive a pin of a wrist-watch to secure the sections adjustable together with the watch overlying the widened member, a buckle on the second section and a perforated end on the rst section adapted to enter said buckle to secure the strap in place about the wrist of the wearer.

6. In a wrist-watch strap, a rst section perforated at one end and having a watch-pinreceiving loop. at its other end, a second section terminating at one end in a band loop, said first section passing through said band loop with the watch-pin-receiving loop arranged inwardly of the band loop, a Watch-pin-receiving loop on the second section intermediate its' ends, a Watchprotecting member on and integral with the secondsection between the pin-receiving loop and the band loop, and a buckle on the other end of the second section adapted to receive the perforated end of the rst section.

7. In a wrist-watch strap, a first section comprising an inner and an outer layer of material, said section being perforated at one end and having a loop formed from the outer layer at the other end, a second section comprising an inner and an outer layer of material, a band loop having part thereof secured at one end of the second section between the inner and outer layers thereof, a second loop on the second section bent from the outer layer and in spaced relation to the band loop, the first section being adapted to be passed throughthe band loop to be held frictionally thereby, and the loops of l the outer layers being each adapted to receive a pin of a wrist-watch whereby the sections are connected by the watch, and a buckle at the other end of the second section adapted to receive the perforated end of the rst section.

8. In a wrist-watch strap, a pair of relatively movable sections each formed of an outer and an inner layer of leather, a widened portion on and integral with one of the sections forming a watch-protecting member thereon, a watchpin-receiving loop bent from the end of the outer layer of the other of said sections, and a Watch-pin receiving loop bent integrally from the outer layer of said one of the sections intermee diate the ends of said one of the sections, said loops being each adapted to receive a pin of a wrist-watch to arrange the watch over the watchprotecting member and to hold the sections together.

DAVID F. COWEN. 

